SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the smoggiest region of the U.S. We are committed to protecting the health of residents, while remaining sensitive to businesses.

SCAQMD News SCAQMD Files Second Petition Against Lead-Acid Battery Facility in Vernon to Stop Lead Violations, April 11, 2014 Southland Residents Can Save Some Cash with Annual Lawn Mower Exchange Program, April 8, 2014 SCAQMD Takes Steps to Reduce Toxic Emissions at Hixson Metal in Newport Beach, April 1, 2014 SCAQMD To Host Community Meeting in Coachella Valley, March 25, 2014 SCAQMD Awards $82.8 Million to Help Replace Older Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks, Locomotives, February 12, 2014 SCAQMD Officials Respond to Exide Lawsuit, February 7, 2014 Judge Refuses to Delay Measure Governing Beach Bonfires, January 31, 2014 Information Regarding Emissions from Carlton Forge Works, January 23, 2014 Air Quality Officials File Lawsuit Seeking up to $40 Million in Penalties from Exide Technologies, January 16, 2014 SCAQMD Adopts Tough Controls for Arsenic and Other Toxic Emissions from Lead Smelting Plants, January 10, 2014 CAPCOA Launches New, California-based Greenhouse Gas Credit Exchange, January 7, 2014 SCAQMD On The Air   April 16, 2014 - SCAQMD Lawn Mower Exchange More Information Past Episodes